Whoever started putting the ancient Greek icon on American public health officers’ uniforms had it confused with another snake-and-staff symbol. The caduceus is the “Born in the U.S.A.” of ...

In the world of medicine, one of the most recognised yet often misunderstood symbols is the Caduceus. From ambulances to hospital logos and doctors’ vehicles, the Caduceus frequently appears as ...

The Caduceus used as the symbol of the medical profession in America, was the staff of Mercury, the Roman god of trade and messenger of the gods.... The staff of Mercury has two serpents twined ...

Pointing out that even doctors in the United States were wrongly using Caduceus as a symbol of medicine for long, he said that the mistake had been corrected now. However, the mistake was yet to ...

The medical symbol of serpents wrapped around a staff ... The winged version is known as a caduceus and the stick is actually a staff that was carried by the Olympian god Hermes.

However, while the correct symbol for medicine features just one snake, the US is far from alone in mistakenly adopting the caduceus. Other nations currently using this alchemical impostor include ...

The caduceus features a staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes with wings on top, and can be found on medical uniforms, equipment, and other paraphernalia. This symbol’s earliest origins were ...

In the U.S., the caduceus took on a brand new meaning. Its misuse as a medical symbol seems to date to 1902 when it was added ...